Universität Wien
Course Exam

340113 VO Language technologies, information and interface design (2023S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
REMOTE

Monday 22.01.2024 09:45 - 11:15 Digital

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Examiners

Information

Examination topics

The exam may cover the following topics:
Language technologies and natural language processing with emphasis on types and uses of language technologies.
Machine translation
CAT tools
Use of translation technologies
Information design
Gestalt psychology, type and typography, intercultural aspects in design
Media literacy and the Internet
Interface design with a focus on human-computer interaction
Digital humanism
Digital humanities with emphasis on metadata and annotation

Bonus tasks:
Students may replace question in the exam (and thus receive all points for that question) if they complete a bonus task package (described in more detail on Moodle):
The bonus task package must be fully completed and adhere to the criteria announced in the lecture.. If a bonus task package is not completed based on the criteria or within the deadline (=24 hours prior to the exam time), students do not receive points.
Students may complete as many bonus task packages as they wish. However, they can only replace one question on the exam with a bonus task package.
The bonus points earned are valid for all four exam dates of the course of the summer semester 2023 (until the end of the winter semester 2023).

Assessment and permitted materials

The final exam takes place digitally in writing. It is an open-book exam in which all aids are permitted. However, students must transparent which aids they used. The answers are subject to a plagiarism check.
Written exam digital: The exam will take place on Moodle (exam sheet in Word format for download and submission of the exam as PDF file via Moodle).
Scope: Five blocks of questions with open-ended questions. Questions are to be answered on the exam sheet in complete sentences. If a question is answered only in key words, the score for it is 0.
Duration: 90 minutes, including downloading and uploading of the exam sheet.
The examination must be written independently and without the help of third parties.
The rules of good academic practice apply. To avoid misunderstandings and plagiarism, you should formulate the answers in your own words. Direct quotations must be marked.
The submitted exam may be subject to a plagiarism check. Oral follow-up questions on the subject matter of the exam may also be made within the assessment period of four weeks.
Registration and deregistration for the examination via u:space. Registered students will receive an e-mail prior to the exam with a link to the Moodle room where the exam will take place. Only correctly registered students may take the exam. If the exam is cancelled without giving an important reason or is not uploaded to Moodle within the given period of time, the exam will be graded as "insufficient".
During the exam, students can contact an invigilator by e-mail or via video conferencing tool in case of technical problems and uncertainties (contact details will be announced on the exam sheet and in Moodle).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Positive grade > 60%.
More than 90%: 1
80-89%: 2
70-79%: 3
60-69%: 4

Points that can be reached: 50 points

Last modified: Th 21.09.2023 14:28